petitgrain
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French petitgrain.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: pœ-tē-grăɴ′
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpə.tiˈɡræ̃/, /ˌpə.tiˈɡrã/, /ˌpə.tiˈɡreɪn/, /ˌpɛ.tiˈɡræ̃/, /ˌpɛ.tiˈɡrã/, /ˌpɛ.tiˈɡreɪn/
Noun
[edit]petitgrain (uncountable)
- An essential oil that is extracted from the green twigs of the bitter orange plant.
- 2007, NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers, The Complete Technology Book on Flavours, Fragrances and Perfumes:
- Even when preparing less costly synthetic nerolis, French petitgrain is almost invariably employed […]
- 2008 February 23, Chandler Burr, “Ahhh, the Seductive Fragrance of Molecules Under Patent”, in New York Times[2]:
- Zinarine, natural green and tomato leaf notes with aspects of mint, fig, hyacinth; petitgrain Paradisamide, a long-lasting, fresh tropical fruit note with nuances of grapefruit, rhubarb and cassis; and Florymoss, a floral, green, mossy note which blends well with floral fruity and spicy accords.”
References
[edit]French
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of petit + grain, in reference to the appearance of the immature fruit.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]petitgrain m (plural petitgrains)
- (perfumery) petitgrain
References
[edit]- ^ Binet, Étienne (1622) Essay Des Merveilles De Natvre Et Des Plvs Nobles Artifices: Piece Tres Necessaire A Tovs Cevx Qvi Font Profession D'Eloqvence[1] (in French), Chez Romain de Beauvais et Iean Osmont, archived from the original on 2022-04-11, page 286: “[S]on fruit est un petit grain verdelet sortant du sein et du cœur de la fleur; il s’enfle petit à petit de verjus.”
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